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Jim Corgill

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On a flight to bring fuel to General Patton, Jim Corgill recalls blowing an engine and the panic he felt with all that fuel aboard. After landing safely, Jim humorously explains an unusual encounter with Russian soldiers. (3:37)

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Ice and a winter freeze impeded Jim Corgill's mission during the Battle of the Bulge. Here he laments how one plane crashed after inventive attempts at "de-icing" didn't work. (2:24)

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Jim Corgill describes why his mission over Normandy was delayed, how he eventually dropped paratroopers into battle, and what the skies looked like as flak was fired at his airplane. (6:26)

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As an aeronautics student in college, Jim Corgill knew what he was meant to do when enlisting after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Here he describes his journey on the way to becoming a flight commander. (2:45)

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In this chilling account, Jim explains what caused one plane's fatal mishap as it approached an improvised landing strip. (1:20)

Jim Goodwin

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Mr. Goodwin discusses the tragic loss of a sailor who committed suicide on the way back home. (1:48)

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Mr. Goodwin describes crossing paths with a Japanese submarine while in route to Hollandia and explains how one of the soldiers boarded an American ship. (1:44)

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Mr. Goodwin describes witnessing U.S. Coast Guard-manned cargo ship USS Etamin sink near the harbor of New Guinea. (1:25)

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Mr. Goodwin describes a gambling ring that he and his fellow sailors used on their way back to the States. (:54)

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Mr. Goodwin discusses experiencing head hunters selling pictures of decapitated Japanese soldiers on an island in the Pacific. (:33)